Editing Alliser Thorne (section)

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===

As [[master-at-arms]] responsible for training new recruits, Ser Alliser gives [[Jon Snow]] the mocking nickname "Lord Snow". His disdain turns into hatred when Jon replies to one of his mockeries, provoking the hilarity of the whole common room of [[Castle Black]].{{Ref|AGOT|19}} The humorless Alliser takes the mockeries of [[Tyrion Lannister]] poorly when Tyrion is invited to the table of the [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]], [[Jeor Mormont]], during his visit to the [[Wall]].{{Ref|AGOT|21}}

At [[Winterfell]], [[Yoren]] refers to Jon as "Ser Alliser's bane".{{Ref|AGOT|24}}

Alliser has disdain for the cowardly [[Samwell Tarly]], a new recruit who refuses to defend himself during sparring sessions. Jon Snow befriends Sam, however, and convinces other recruits not to beat Sam despite Alliser's orders.{{Ref|AGOT|26}}

When Jon is appointed to the [[stewards]] instead of the [[rangers]], Alliser appears so delighted that Jon thinks he is behind it. Sam, however, explains to Jon that the appointment indicates Jon will be trained by Jeor in command.{{Ref|AGOT|48}}

Alliser never misses an occasion to provoke the young bastard. The evening Jon learns of the imprisonment of his father, Lord [[Eddard Stark]], in [[King's Landing]] for treason, Alliser's jeers anger Jon, who tries to attack him with a knife, before being stopped and put under arrest.{{Ref|AGOT|52}}

This hostility between Alliser and Jon, and the master-at-arms' old friends who are well-placed at court, lead Lord Commander Mormont to send Alliser to the new king, [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]]. Alliser is to show the severed hand of [[Jafer Flowers]], who turned into a [[wight]], to the court.{{Ref|AGOT|60}}

Ser [[Endrew Tarth]] takes Alliser's place as the master-at-arms of [[Castle Black]].{{Ref|AGOT|60}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
[[File:Brittmartin Alliser Thorne.jpg|250px|thumb|Alliser Thorne, by Brittmartin ©]]
[[Thoren Smallwood]], considered one of Alliser's henchmen by Jon Snow, wants to succeed the missing [[Benjen Stark]] as [[First Ranger]].{{Ref|ACOK|6}}

Alliser sails from [[Eastwatch-by-the-Sea]]{{Ref|AGOT|60}} to [[King's Landing]], where he asks for an audience. Tyrion Lannister, now the acting [[Hand of the King]], remembering his dislike for Alliser, delays a meeting, however, and has [[Bronn]] find poor quarters in the [[Red Keep]] for the visitor.{{Ref|ACOK|17}}

When Alliser eventually appears before the [[small council]] in the throne room, Jafer's hand has rotted away to bones and Alliser's story of wights is mocked by Tyrion. The Hand allows for word to be put out in King's Landing that the Night's Watch is in need of men. When Tyrion dismisses Alliser from court, he asks the knight to give his regards to Lord Commander Mormont and Jon Snow.{{Ref|ACOK|25}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Alliser serves as the new master-at-arms of Eastwatch.{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}} He falls in with [[Janos Slynt]],{{Ref|AWOIAF|Alliser Thorne}} who has been exiled to the Watch by Tyrion.{{Ref|ACOK|8}}

Alliser, Janos, Ser [[Glendon Hewett]], and other men from Eastwatch travel to Castle Black during the [[battle beneath the Wall]]. They accuse Jon, who has been leading the defense against the [[wildlings]] of [[Mance Rayder]], of being a turncloak and an oathbreaker, and the captive [[Rattleshirt]] verifies that Jon had killed [[Qhorin Halfhand]].{{Ref|ASOS|69}} To prove he is not a traitor, Jon is sent by Alliser to assassinate Mance in a meeting north of the Wall. The meeting is interrupted by the arrival of [[Stannis Baratheon]]'s host, however.{{Ref|ASOS|73}}

During the [[choosing]] for a new Lord Commander after [[mutiny at Craster's Keep|Jeor's death]], Alliser comes in sixth in voting on the first day and loses votes on the second day, as many black brothers resent having been trained by him. He withdraws his name and decides to support Janos.{{Ref|ASOS|75}} Alliser expects [[Othell Yarwyck]], the [[First Builder]], to support Janos as well, but a reluctant Othell shocks Alliser by instead mentioning Jon Snow, who is soon after elected as the new Lord Commander.{{Ref|ASOS|79}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Alliser complains that Jon's election was overseen by the blind Maester [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]] with Jon's friend, Sam Tarly, by his side.{{Ref|ADWD|3}}

To separate Janos Slynt and Alliser, Jon appoints Janos to command the garrison at [[Greyguard]]. When Janos refuses to obey orders, Jon personally beheads him with [[Longclaw]]. Alliser is present when the sentence is given but does not interfere, much to Jon's disappointment.{{Ref|ADWD|7}}

Alliser opposes Jon's decision to let [[wildlings]] pass south of the Wall, although Jon thinks the master-at-arms has become more circumspect after Janos's execution.{{Ref|ADWD|10}}

Jon later orders Alliser to accompany [[Dywen]] and another seasoned [[ranger]] in scouting [[beyond the Wall]]. Alliser is angry, but accepts the mission, not wanting to give Jon cause to execute him as well. He then states that he will return from the ranging, one way or the other.{{Ref|ADWD|28}}

Jon is troubled that Alliser's friend, Glendon Hewett, commands at Eastwatch while [[Cotter Pyke]] is away.{{Ref|ADWD|49}}